Chandigarh: MC lights up Cactus Garden for Teej

CHANDIGARH: Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh has organized the Teej festival with great zeal in the Cactus Garden, Ramdarbar on Sunday evening. Kirron Kher, member of Parliament, Chandigarh was the chief guest during the cultural programme, while Rajesh Kumar, mayor, Chandigarh, KK Yadav, MC Commissioner and other officers and councillors of Chandigarh MC attended the festival.
The function was marked with Punjabi, Haryanvi, Rajasthani, folk dances, songs.Fusion of Giddha and Bhangra by famous artists. The audience present in the Mela could not stop themselves from dancing on the foot-tapping beats of “Dhol” and popular Punjabi numbers. Kher stressed upon the necessity to perpetuate cultural values among the masses especially in younger generation. She also enlightened the gathering about the social, religious and historical significance of the Teej Festival.
While addressing the gathering the Mayor said that MC has made this Mela as an annual feature. He said that people of Chandigarh should know about their rich culture and we the municipal corporation are making small efforts to gather the precious traditional festivals like Teej.
Municipal Commissioner KK Yadav lauded the efforts of MC team organising the Teej event despite the continuous rain. Village profile, cultural programmes were displayed on stage. He also appreciated the dedication of the area councillor Bharat Kumar not only for this programme but also for his tireless efforts for the developmental works in his ward.
Other attractions of the Mela included camel rides, Dholi, Madari, Charkhe, Manjire, Tumbe, Jamura show, puppet show, magic show by famous magician Pardeep, different stalls of government schemes awareness etc. The stage was decorated with colourful lights and traditional “Jhandian” flags.